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Re: Cole Porter's "You're the Top" Lyrics
Posted: Sun May 02, 2021 2:49 pm
by phonogfp
Inigo wrote: Sun May 02, 2021 2:44 pm
I believe this porter song was written allowing anyone to add the lyrics as the moment dictated... It is a song that could be exported to anything the fashion of the moment will dictate..
Yes, I have a record of Charlie & His Orchestra performing this song for the purposes of German propoganda during the Second World War. I recall one of the verses including the following:
You're the top,
You're a German flier;
You're the top,
You're machine gun fire...
George P.
Re: Cole Porter's "You're the Top" Lyrics
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 5:45 am
by Inigo
Here are the pages for this song in Cole porter's songbook,
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Re: Cole Porter's "You're the Top" Lyrics
Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 5:38 pm
by HMVDevotee
Inigo!
Thanks so much! These appear to be US lyrics since I don't see the British lines previously suggested or as sung on my HMV recording. Nonetheless, delighted to read them.
R.